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MUSEUM
GUIDE
ALLEGANY MUSEUM
EVERGREEN HERITAGE CENTER
GORDON-ROBERTS HOUSE
3 Pershing Street, Cumberland
301.777.7200 • alleganymuseum.org
15613 Trimble Road NW, Mount Savage
301.687.0664
evergreenheritagecenter.org
218 Washington Street, Cumberland
301.777.8678 • alleganycountyhistory.org
Showcasing Western Maryland’s
contribution to the nation’s
development, especially its role
as the “Crossroads of America.”
Visit Evergreen’s three museums
located on their 130-acre farm with
walking trails and native gardens.
A beautifully restored 1867 mansion,
available for events and special tours.
HISTORY DISCOVERY
CENTER AND BLUE SPRING
F. BROOKE WHITING HOUSE
MUSEUM OF ART
400 N Mechanic Street, Cumberland
301.777.8678 • alleganycountyhistory.org
104 Washington Street, Cumberland
240.580.1070 • gilchristgallery.com
632 Washington Street, Cumberland
301.777.8678 • alleganycountyhistory.org
The Gilchrist Gallery and Museum
is where art and history meet.
A 1916 bungalow, containing period
furnishings, F. Brooking Whiting Jr’s
books and other collections.
An 1845 Firehouse at historic Blue
Spring in Cumberland’s oldest
neighborhood. Event space
and archeology lab.
C&O CANAL NATIONAL
HISTORICAL PARK MUSEUM
FROSTBURG MUSEUM
C. WILLIAM GILCHRIST
MUSEUM OF THE ARTS
13 Canal Street, Room 100, Cumberland
301.739.4200 • nps.gov/choh
Interactive and educational
displays about the C&O Canal’s
history, construction, cargo, mules,
locks, and crews.
EMMANUEL EPISCOPAL CHURCH
LAVALE TOLLGATE HOUSE
50 E Main Street, Frostburg
301.689.1195 • thefrostburgmuseum.org
A museum with displays representing
Frostburg’s history, including coal mining,
daily life, music, military, and business.
GEORGE WASHINGTON’S
CABIN HEADQUARTERS
16 Washington Street, Cumberland
301.777.3364 • emmanuelparishofmd.org
Green Street at Riverside Park,
Cumberland
240.496.7145
A mid-19th-century church featuring
Tiffany stained glass windows, built
on the ruins of Fort Cumberland and
a stop on the Underground Railroad.
The last structure from Fort
Cumberland still standing, with
artifacts representing what George
Washington used while staying here.
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14302 National Highway, LaVale
301.777.5132 • mdmountainside.com
The oldest tollgate house on the
National Road and the only remaining
National Road tollgate structure in
Maryland, with interpretive signage
available onsite.
MOUNT SAVAGE MUSEUM
Mt Savage Road, RT 36, Mount Savage
301.264.4600 • mtsavage.info
A restored 1840s miner’s home.
Exhibits feature Mt. Savage’s
industries and railroad.
